Subjects: Indonesian submarine incident; Belt and Road Initiative; Anzac Day; Meritorious Unit Citation; Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide. EO&E RAY HADLEY:
EO&E GARETH PARKER: Peter Dutton joins me on the program. Minister good morning. PETER DUTTON: Good morning Gareth. GARETH PARKER: Thanks for your time. Why did you make this decision? PETER DUTTON:
EO&E BEN FORDHAM:
EO&E... KYLIE GILLIES: Australians were shocked when a major cyber attack infiltrated federal parliament, and crippled a TV network. But these were far from isolated incidents with other recent high profile targets including the West Australian election, and one of Victoria’s largest hospital operators.
EO&E RAY HADLEY:
EO&E… GARETH PARKER, 6PR: On the line, the Assistant Minister for Defence, and the Member for Canning, West Australian Liberal MP, Andrew Hastie. Andrew, good morning. THE HON. ANDREW HASTIE MP, ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR DEFENCE: Good morning to you, Gareth.
EO&E… RAY HADLEY: Andrew Hastie is the Assistant Minister for Defence and prior to politics, he served with the Australian Army. He's on the line right now. Minister, good morning. THE HON. ANDREW HASTIE MP, ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR DEFENCE: Good morning to you, Ray. Good to be with you.
EO&E… NEIL MITCHELL: On the line is Andrew Hastie. He's the Assistant Minister for Defence and has responsibility for cyber security under the Defence portfolio. Andrew Hastie, good morning. THE HON ANDREW HASTIE MP, ASSISTANT MINISTER FOR DEFENCE: Good morning to you, Neil. Great to be with you.
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Topics: ADF support to Victoria, hotel quarantine.
Topics: ADF support to Victoria, hotel quarantine, Joint Strike Fighter F-35 program
Topics: ADF support to Victoria, hotel quarantine.
Topics: US Alliance, South China Sea, Submarines ***E&OE Check against delivery***
***Check against delivery*** LINDA REYNOLDS: Today is yet another great day for shipbuilding here in the great state of Western Australia. I’m delighted to be back here in the Henderson shipyard in my own home state of Western Australia to make a series of new announcements.
Topics: ADF support to Victoria, IGADF Afghanistan Inquiry ***E&OE Check against delivery***
Topics: ADF support to Victoria ***E&OE Check against delivery***
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Topics: ADF support to Victoria, Belt and Road Initiative, Brereton Report ***E&OE Check against delivery*** SEN LINDA REYNOLDS:
Topics: ADF support to Victoria, China relationship, Brereton Report ***E&OE Check against delivery***
KIERAN GILBERT: Defence minister, Linda Reynolds, thanks very much for your time. Will the group citation, the meritorious conduct citation, for the Special Operation Task Group that served in Afghanistan be revoked?
E & OEGARETH PARKER:The Federal Defence Minister is Linda Reynolds and there’s a range of issues we want to get through with her. She joins me on the program. Minister, good morning.LINDA REYNOLDS:Good morning, Gareth.
***E&OE Check against delivery*** PRIME MINISTER: Good afternoon everyone. There’s a number of things I’d like to get through this morning and in particular the reason that the Defence Minister joins me here today to deal with the receipt of the IGADF report.
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***E&OE Check against delivery*** LINDA REYNOLDS: …the future submarine program. It’s a step change for defence industry here in Australia, it’s a step change for manufacturing in Australia, and it is a step change for jobs here in Australia.
The major strategic review of Defence that our Government unveiled in July was always going to mean that – in terms of headline-grabbing announcements at least – Defence was not going to be front and centre on Federal Budget day.
Topics: Telstra, Services Australia and ACSC’s pilot program, cyber security in Australia ***E&OE Check against delivery***
